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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Ubuntu Local Security Checks >> USN243-1 : tuxpaint vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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USN243-1 : tuxpaint vulnerability |
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tuxpaint vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : These remote packages are missing security patches : - tuxpaint - tuxpaint-data Description : Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña discovered that the tuxpaint-import.sh script created a temporary file in an insecure way. This could permit a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the rights of the user running tuxpaint. Solution : Upgrade to : - tuxpaint-0.9.14-2ubuntu0.1 (Ubuntu 5.10) - tuxpaint-data-0.9.14-2ubuntu0.1 (Ubuntu 5.10) Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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